The eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, also called Canadian hemlock, is a coniferous tree in the pine family, Pinaceae, native to eastern North America, where it grows across the Great Lakes region, the Appalachian Mountains, the Maritimes and the northeastern United States. It has also been introduced as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, and it is the official state tree of Pennsylvania.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Comparison
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Source Tsuga canadensis (Wikidata)
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Lake, Biomes Source Tsuga canadensis (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Tsuga canadensis (Wikipedia)
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They have been introduced in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, where they are used as ornamental trees.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Tsuga canadensis, also known as Canadian hemlock, eastern hemlock-spruce, or eastern hemlock, and in the French-speaking regions of Canada as pruche du Canada, is a coniferous tree in the pine family, Pinaceae, native to eastern North America.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Tsuga canadensis (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1137143 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Lake, Introduction
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Tsuga canadensis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
6. Eastern Hemlock (Wikipedia)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514
"cites_listing":"I/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Sapins et pins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Firs and pines","language":"EN"},{"name":"Abetos, pinos","language":"ES"},{"name":"松科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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